November 21, 2009

This is my last non-scheduled post for a week or so. Tomorrow morning my mom and I head to my dream destination: Tokyo!!!!!!!!!!!! I am in complete and utter disbelief still and will not get completely excited until I'm actually there and am sure it's all happening.But oh my GOD guys, I can't wait. Well, I kind of can, because I still have to pack, but OH MY GOD!!!!! I would love to hear of any places to go but the schedule is already pretty packed...oh, and it includes meeting Rei Kawakubo, which...if you have read my blog at all, and especially if you're a long time reader, you know what that means for me. Can't even really talk about it.SO, enjoy your weeks and here is the real post....

For a school art project, we had to make a little room, like a section of a dollhouse. I started out wanting mine to be all ~minimalistic, all white and plexiglass and stuff. Then I thought it'd be cool to add a Jeff Koons dog. Then McQueen shooz. Then magazines and books. And a bunk bed. And a couch. And a climbing rope, like the ones in gym class. Oops.

I took some of the leetle objects home yesterday and they're fashion related and appropos for ze blog. They're so LITTLE and cute! I love tiny coathangers. Oh, and all of the objects I made are supposed to follow a blue/green/red/pink color palette.

Jeff Koons dog (which needs a little repairing and touching up)

Now the clothes! They are all about the size of my pinky.Rodarte Fall 09 dress

Miu Miu Fall 09

Comme des Garcons Fall 09

Comme des Garcons Spring 97See how tiny they are? And my hands are small!And yeah, sometimes I like to write "TBONE" on my knuckles, what of it?

Alexander McQueen Spring 10

And some mini books (only two of them are like the real cover, but yeah DEAL WITH IT.)

Juergen Teller Marc Jacobs Advertising (I ordered this in AUGUST and Amazon said it's supposed to come this week..) Yayoi Kusama, Green Eggs and Ham, random book on Bob Dylan, and Nick Knight.MIND YOU, I painted all of these and the magazines from memory, and my mem is getting a bit old n shaky.

Last but not least, magazines:

Vogue Italia with Daphne Guinness on the coverNatalia Vodianova's Prada nun Pop coverDVF on the cover of Purple with Margiela shouldersThat One Cover of Bazaar That Avedon Shot Where It's All Pink and Green and StuffKatie Fogarty on the cover of RUSSH

So that's that. Once again, I love tiny little mini versions of things.Tokyo here I come...

Your lying right now, right? I mean... are you? You are not meeting Rei. You're not. My brain can't process this, HOW ARE YOU NOT FREAKING OUT RIGHT NOWWWWW?

That looks like the funnest art project ever. In 4th grade we made these like "haunted houses" out of a cardboard box and had to connect some wires to a 9volt battery and lightbulb to make the fireplace light up. I think it was supposed to be for science, but I took it into my own hand to make it a fabulous living room spread while everyone else's just looked like crap. That was the most fun I had in elementary school, i think.

Anyhoo, hope you take a million pictures on your trip and TRY NOT TO FAINT WHILST IN THE PRESENCE OF GREATNESS. I just realized how long that plane ride will be. Can you get wireless on airplanes...?

FFFFFFFFFF TOKYO I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! I'M TOO JEALOUS FOR WORDSSS! Take a bahjillion pictures so we can all drool over our keyboards when you show us! :D And the miniature dresses and books and sculpture made me smile. So cute! If I had to make one of those, I'd fill it to the brim with random things that make me happy and end up with a studio-atelier-ANIMALRAINBOWHOME type thing.By the way, just started reading your blog, and let me tell you (as if you TOTALLY haven't heard this before) your blog is pure, distilled awesome in a can. Keep up the good work, and enjoy your trip!

Japaaaaaan!!! You are going to have so much fun! And meeting Rei? Does she know about this? Just kidding =)

Actually a word of warning. While there are people who dress-up in crazy clothing on Sunday in Harajuku and Akihabara, it's also the day everyone goes there. They are PACKED with people. If you want to go shopping in either, go a different day. If you want to see people in wild outfits, go on Sunday but be prepared.

Ummm, there are so many places to see! I think if you can get to a h.NAOTO store you would enjoy the fashion there. The basement of La Foret store in Harajuku is a great way to see many of the hip Japanese designers all in one place.

If you can get to a shrine/temple, it's a nice way to unwind and experience tradition Japan. Gotoku-ji has the Lucky Cat temple and is a short train ride out of Tokyo proper. There are lots of shrine and temples all over. If you can get out of the city for just a bit or to one of the many parks, it helps to give more of a feeling of what Japan is like in all besides just seeing the buildings of Tokyo.

Hum, from what friends are saying, it's starting to get cold there so a jacket is a good thing to have.

i think you'd love this video i posted about a little while back . . . The Youngest Indie recreated her favorite looks from Hedi Slimane's Fall 2006 Dior Homme Collection out of Play Doh and then animated it!! Amazing. . . Check it out here: http://rackkandruin.blogspot.com/2009/11/hedi-boys.html

awesome! i love making those sorts of things for school in shoe boxes. I use clay and old toys and I've made them since kindergarten and they are still fun in 6th grade. Who knew a project could be so chic? Lol! but really, its true!

I LOVE the mini's! I got a dollhouse for my sweet sixteen (LAST November >.<) and finally got around to building it this May. Anyhoo, mini's are awesome and yours are darling! *cough cough* especially the dog. I may have to make one. I like to make miniature cakes! But that's beside the point.

rei freaking kawakubo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it is at this point in time where i will die. those mcqueen mini shoes are adorable. ah love them, they are wowtastic(if that even is a word) say hi to rei for me.

A creative girl like you should not miss Itoya in Tokyo! It is SO inspiring. The most beautiful pens, incredible paper, books, gorgeous. Not only will you have an enviable wardrobe, but your school supplies will slay!Tokyo is a dream, enjoy it!

dear tavi, i check out your blog now and again, your words and images give such a buzz and vibrancy! thank you for sharing!

whereabouts will you be staying in tokyo? how long for? i live in tokyo- 10 minutes walk from the ghibli museum http://www.ghibli-museum.jp/ which i highly recommend! also, perhaps you already know- the museum of contemporary art is currently holding two shows on fashion as well as an epic rebecca horn exhibition http://www.mot-art-museum.jp/ have a great time! don't forget those dark petals for rei-san ))))

Those tiny little things are gorgeous! Its like playing doll's house again - I never actually had one myself and was pretty envious of the girl who had the Barbie camper van. But i used to make houses for my Sylvannian Families. It reminds me of that.

Greetings from L.A. Tavz!!!This is the reason why I am so addicted to your blog!!….your level of artistry and genius creativity is amazing!!!! You are such a smart young lady. Kudos to your parents! I know you will have a blast!!! Gel-us!Mata ai masho!!!Rose

hello im about your age and love style to, i live in new york, i just purchised a hot glue gun, saved my life, i make pins out of botle caps, i glue vintige cloths, old jewerly, i basically raided my grandmas whole closet, and droor and found the crazyiest funkyiest spiffy jewls and beads. i am very inspired by your blog it makes me think and i love thinking sometimes i wonder what you would have said about this thing or that!! ill say thanks!! keep it fresh!and for real!!

Hey! I just started my own fashion blog. You are so inspiring! Have an amazing time hanging around in the coolest place on the planettttt!!! I jsut read about you in Teen Vogue. How exciting. I hope you like my outfit ideas, and if you have any tips for me id love to hear from ya.

I'm such a fan of Jeff Koons! Something about miniature things is so fun. Haha. Us humans are so easily amazed. I love how busy you seem, but yet you have enough time to make mini jeff koons dogs and Alexander McQueen Shoes. That is why i love Style Rookie!

Your tiny room is going to be so good, I LOVE the Alexander McQueens, so clever.

I came across an article on teh interwebs today about you going to Tokyo. Not only do you get to meet Rei, but people are writing about you meeting Rei before you've even met Rei. Which I think is kind of strange and ultimately cool.

Hi Tavi!Long time reader, first time commenter. (have just joined the wonderful bloggosphere). So, i was GOING to tell you how much i loved your blog and how great it was to see someone with such a passion for fashion (say it out loud, it rhymes), and that i really admire you and stuff BUT you're going to (or are already in) TOKYO! so instead i'll say: enjoy yourself. And also that those A MCQUEEN shoes are basically all i think about and i give Lady Gaga some points for wearing them in her video.(however i take points away for that whole weird Vodka smashing on piano thing at that awards show). Gee, this would look a lot less weird if there was some type of personal messageing system( taht their probably is but i havent discovered yet). ANYWAYS! keep it up!

Tokyo. Wow, that is so awesome. I am a Japanese language student and I would love to go to Japan. I know you are there now and I can't wait to see the photos. Maybe you'll pick up a little Japanese while you're there. I love your blog. It is so inspirational!

Don't you have an opinion on the too skinny models? I can't stand the starving and torture some of them puts themselves through.I realize that not all of the models starve, but the fact that there is people doing it is wrong!

hey Tavi :) i love your blog, and i saw you in teen vogue and think you are absolutely adorable and have the most amazing style, your such a little fashionista :) its amazing! i cant wait to follow your blog now!

i'm glad to hear you will come here tokyo too! i've been reading your blog since a month ago and love your style.hope you will find lots of amazing stuff in tokyo. i'm sure you will!harajuku, aoyama, shibuya, daikanyama are good fashion places as you know but still lots of places in tokyo to see!!anyways have fun on your first tokyo trip;)